United States Department of Agriculture

National Agricultural Statistics Service

Milk Production
Southern Plains Regional Field Office · Post Office Box 70, Austin, Texas 78767 · 800-626-3142 · www.nass.usda.gov
Cooperating with the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry and Texas Department of Agriculture

April 20, 2018 Contact: Eun Kang or Jason Hardegree

This report contains results from the April 2018 Milk Production Survey collected nationally during the first two
weeks of April. Data provided by Oklahoma and Texas producers are the foundation of the estimates made for
the Southern Plains region. We would like to thank all producers who responded to the survey. Results from the
next quarterly survey will be made available on July 20, 2018

Milk production in Oklahoma during the January-March quarter totaled 188 million pounds, up 6 percent from
the October-December quarter, but unchanged from last year's quarter. The average number of milk cows in
Oklahoma during the quarter totaled 39,000 head, up 1,000 head from the same quarter in 2017.

Oklahoma Milk Cow Inventory and Milk Production, 2008-2017

1,061 1,002 959 923
859
779 726 727 728
692

64
59 56 53
48 45 40 39 39
37
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Average Inventory (thousand head) Annual Milk Production (million pounds)

Milk production in Texas during the January-March quarter totaled 3,147 million pounds, up 6 percent from the
October-December quarter, and up 5 percent from last year's quarter. The average number of milk cows in
Texas during the quarter totaled 516,000 head, up 16,000 head from the same quarter in 2017.

Texas Milk Cow Inventory and Milk Production, 2008-2017

12,054
10,310 10,301 10,773
9,582 9,596 9,610
8,416 8,840 8,828
511
463 463 475
423 431 436 437
418 413

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Average Inventory (thousand head) Annual Milk Production (million pounds)

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 Milk Cow Inventory and Milk Production: Southern Plains Region and United States, 2017-2018
Oklahoma1 Texas United States
Quarter
Cows Production Cows Production Cows Production
1,000 head million pounds 1,000 head million pounds 1,000 head million pounds
Jan-Mar, 2018 39 188 516 3,147 9,407 54,385
Oct-Dec, 2017 39 178 515 2,976 9,398 53,087
Jul-Sep, 2017 39 170 515 2,984 9,402 53,473
Apr-Jun, 2017 39 192 513 3,106 9,399 55,344
Jan-Mar, 2017 38 188 500 2,988 9,369 53,562
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Current quarter is a preliminary estimate.

Milk production in the United States during the January-March quarter totaled 54.4 billion pounds, up 1.5 percent
from the same quarter last year. The average number of milk cows in the United States during the quarter was
9.41 million head, up 9,000 head from the October-December quarter, and up 38,000 head from the same period
last year.

Milk Production (April 2018)

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